Independent Scotland would not house Trident missiles, says Alex Salmond

Alex Salmond has rejected suggestions that an independent Scotland would allow the UK to keep Trident missiles on the Clyde in the same way as its forces have bases in Cyprus.

In an interview on BBC1's Andrew Marr Show, the first minister said Friday's decision by the Scottish National party (SNP) conference to remove Trident from Scottish soil, while still seeking membership of Nato, was non-negotiable.

Ideally, he said, all the UK's nuclear weapons would be scrapped if Scotland won independence. "Far better it was curtains for Trident, I would say," he said.

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